Oshiochō
in Kyōto-shi of Kyoto, Japan
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Tajima Airport (8.636 mi) - Kobe Airport (8.687 mi)
- Osaka International Airport (8.693 mi)
- Kansai International Airport (8.695 mi)
- Nanki Shirahama Airport (8.727 mi)
- Gifu Airport (8.740 mi)
- Nagoya Airport (8.748 mi)
- Chubu Centrair International Airport (8.757 mi)
- Himeji-jo (Unesco heritage, 8.655 mi)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (Unesco heritage, 8.702 mi)
- Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (Unesco heritage, 8.704 mi)
- Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area (Unesco heritage, 8.713 mi)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (Unesco heritage, 8.716 mi)
- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range (Unesco heritage, 8.742 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 0.000 and 0.000 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 0° 0' 0" and E 0° 0' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Yen - JPY
- Spoken languages:
- Japanese
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 09:16 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:42 am and 6:49 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -30.250 and -50.233 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pinhal - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Oshiochō
The district Oshiochō of in Kyōto-shi (Kyoto) is a subburb in Japan about 233 mi west of Tokyo, the country's capital city.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Nagaoka, Muko, Yawata, Kameoka and Takatsuki. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 58 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 15°C / 58 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 52% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
16°C (60 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kyoto a Luxury Collection Hotel Suiran
Kyoto Eminence
HOSHINOYA KYOTO
(RYOKAN) Kyoto Arashiyama Onsen Kadensho
TOGETSUTEI
(RYOKAN) Ryotei Rangetsu
Kyotoshi Rakusei Fureai no Sato Hoyo Kenshu Center
Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Shijo
Hotel New Hankyu Kyoto
(RYOKAN) Settukyo Hananosato Onsen Sansuikan
Videos from this area
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阪急 東向日駅('11.3)Higashi-muko Sta./Hankyu Ry.
阪急の東向日（ひがしむこう）駅です。(平成23年3月) Higashi-muko Station of Hankyu Railway in Kyoto, Japan.(March 2011)
阪急 西向日駅 ('11.5)Nishi-muko Sta./Hankyu Ry.
阪急京都線の西向日（にしむこう）駅です。（平成23年5月） Nishi-muko Station of Hankyu Railway in Kyoto, Japan.(May 2011)
Muko, Kyoto, Japan Time Lapse
Time lapse video showing 24 hours from a webcam at Muko, Kyoto, Japan. More information about this webcam can be found at http://catfood.net/products/webcamsaver/Muko-Kyoto-Japan-713.aspx.
Nagaoka Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto Prefecture
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【阪急電鉄／前面展望】京都線上り・西向日〜東向日('13/11)
阪急京都本線上り・西向日〜東向日の前面展望です。 Hankyu Corporation Kyoto-Line, Nishi-muko Station - Higashi-muko Station Muko City Kyoto Pref. Japan http://pikarail.sakura....
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阪急京都本線上り・長岡天神〜西向日の前面展望です。 Hankyu Corporation Kyoto-Line, Nagaoka-Tenjin Station - Nishi-muko Station Nagaokakyo City Kyoto Pref. Japan http://pikar...
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2015/04/11 Live "Acoustic Night" at "Surround Space Charade" in Nagaokakyoh City.
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2015/04/11 Live "Acoustic Night" at "Surround Space Charade" in Nagaokakyoh City.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Otokuni District, Kyoto
Otokuni District, Kyoto is a district located in Kyoto, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 15,493 and a density of 2,595.14 persons per km². The total area is 5.97 km².
International Research Center for Japanese Studies
The International Research Center for Japanese Studies (国際日本文化研究センター, Kokusai Nihon Bunka Kenkyū Sentā), or Nichibunken (日文研), is an inter-university research institute in Kyoto. Along with the National Institute of Japanese Literature, the National Museum of Japanese History, and the National Museum of Ethnology, it is one of the National Institutes for the Humanities. The center is devoted to research related to Japanese culture.
Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto
Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "west capital ward" and it is situated on the western edge of the city, to the south of center. The ward was established on October 1, 1976, after it was separated from Ukyō-ku. The Katsura River is the border between Nishikyo-ku and Ukyo-ku. Katsura Imperial Villa, on that river, is one of the most widely known features of Nishikyo-ku.
Katsura Station
is a railway station located about 15 kilometers from the center of Kyoto, near the Katsura River. The station provides transportation on the Hankyu Kyoto Line for the residents of Katsura, as well as a hub connecting to the communities along the Hankyu Arashiyama Line. The station opened on November 1, 1928. Katsura Station features Hankyu Mew, a small 5-story shopping facility with clothing, book, 100 yen stores and restaurants such as KFC and Mos Burger.
Matsunoo-taisha
Matsunoo-taisha is a Shinto shrine located at the far western end of Shijo Street, approximately 1.3 kilometers south of the Arashiyama district of Kyoto, Japan. It is home to a spring at the base of the mountain, Arashiyama, that is believed to be blessed. It is said that during the move of the capital from Nagaoka to Kyoto, a noble saw a turtle bathing in under the spring's waterfall and created a shrine there.
Rakusaiguchi Station
Rakusaiguchi Station is a train station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line. It was opened on March 16, 2003, and serves the communities nestled between Katsura and Muko.
Matsuo Station (Kyoto)
Matsuo Station on the Hankyu Arashiyama Line is located a short walk from both the Katsura River and Matsuo Shrine in Kyoto. During the late fall, the Momiji trees that line the station provide a spectacular display of red, orange, and yellow leaves. The station is accessible by wheelchairs although passengers of Katsura-bound trains have to use a special gate for wheelchairs. Kyoto Bus #3 to Kyoto Station also connects to the station.
Saihō-ji (Kyoto)
is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located in Matsuo, Nishikyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple, which is famed for its moss garden, is commonly referred to as "Koke-dera", meaning "moss temple", while the formal name is "Kōinzan Saihō-ji" . The temple, primarily constructed to honor Amitabha, was first founded by Gyōki and was later restored by Musō Soseki. In 1994, Saihō-ji was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto".
Nagaoka-kyō
Nagaoka-kyō was the capital of Japan from 784 to 794. Its location was reported as Otokuni District, Yamashiro Province, and Nagaokakyō, Kyoto, which took its name from the capital. Parts of the capital were in what is now the city of Nagaokakyō, while other parts were in the present-day Mukō and Nishikyō-ku, the latter of which belongs to the city of Kyoto. In 784, the Emperor Kammu moved the capital from Nara (then called Heijō).
Mukōmachi Station
is a railway station located in Mukō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It serves the JR Kyoto Line of West Japan Railway Company. The distances to major stations are 6.4 km to Kyoto Station, 36.4 km to Osaka Station and 520.0 km to Tokyo Station. Mukōmachi Station is one of three railway stations in the city of Mukō; the others are Nishi-Mukō and Higashi-Mukō stations on the Hankyu Kyoto Line.
Nagaokakyō Station
is a railway station located in Nagaokakyō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It serves the JR Kyoto Line of West Japan Railway Company. The distances to major stations are 10.1 km to Kyoto Station, 32.7 km to Osaka Station and 523.7 km to Tokyo Station. Nagaokakyō Station is one of the two railway stations in the city of Nagaokakyō. The other is Nagaoka-Tenjin Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line.
Yamazaki Station (Kyoto)
Yamazaki Station is a railway station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Tōkaidō Main Line in Ōyamazaki, Otokuni District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Shōryūji Castle
Shōryūji Castle is a castle in Nagaokakyō, Kyoto, Japan.
Ōyamazaki Station
Ōyamazaki Station is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Oyamazaki, Otokuni District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Nishi-Mukō Station
Nishi-Mukō Station is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Muko, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Nagaoka-Tenjin Station
Nagaoka-Tenjin Station is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Higashi-Mukō Station
Higashi-Mukō Station is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Mukō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Kyoto City University of Arts
Kyoto City University of Arts is a municipal university of general art and music art in Kyoto, Japan. Established in 1880, it is the oldest university of art in Japan. (The Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music was established in 1885. ) Among its faculty and graduates have been 16 recipients of the Order of Culture, 24 members of the Japan Art Academy, and 10 artists who have been designated living national treasures.
Katsuragawa Station (Kyoto)
Katsuragawa Station is a railway station located in Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan, on the JR Kyoto Line operated by JR West. It opened on October 18, 2008. Katsuragawa is between Nishiōji and Mukōmachi Stations, west of the bridges over the Katsura River (Katsuragawa in Japanese). The station on a four-track section has a single island platform between center two tracks. It serves trains 12 cars long.
Kyoto College of Economics
Kyoto College of Economics is a private junior college in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, established in 1993. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1907.
Kyoto Seizan College
Kyoto Seizan College is a private junior college in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto, Japan, established in 1950. The present name was adopted in 2004.
Kami-Katsura Station
Kami-Katsura Station is a train station in Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Ōharano Shrine
Ōharano Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Ōhorano is dedicated to the Fujiwara tutelary kami, Amenokoyane, who was said to have assisted in the founding of the state.
Minase Shrine
Minase Shrine is a Shinto Shrine in Shimamoto, Osaka The Shrine is dedicated to the veneration of the kami of Emperor Go-Toba, Emperor Tsuchimikado and Emperor Juntoku. In the struggle with the Kamakura shogunate, the three historical figures are united by one common factor—each was overpowered and banished from the Imperial center in Kyoto: Go-Toba was banished to Oki Island, where he died.
Yoshimine-dera
Yoshimine-dera (善峯寺) is a temple of the Tendai school of Buddhism in the western ward of Nishikyō-ku, in Kyoto. It is built on the western hills (Nishiyama) overlooking the city. It was founded in 1029 by Gensan. The main image is a statue of thousand-armed Kannon. Notable features include the "Gliding Dragon" pine tree (Yōryu no matsu, a natural monument), which was trained to grow horizontally and was once over 50 meters long, and a Tahōtō two-story pagoda (an Important Cultural Asset).
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Oshiochō, 小塩町
